or is washing the pointy bit enough for you.
2007-05-07 10:25:38 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I wash the handles. People touch those.
2007-05-07 10:28:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
The electric dishwasher washes the entire fork.. I place flatware in the flatware container with the portion that touches the eaters mouth up for convience and so the portion that touches the mouth and is usually most soiled is not blocked inside the container and has stronger jets of water and soap hitting it...
When unloading the flatware I tip the contents of the container onto a clean kitchen towel and lift the flatware by the handles to place in the kitchen drawer..
If I hand wash a fork I wash the entire surface of the fork tines to handle.. I usually only hand wash when I am going to immediately use the flatware so no drying or putting away ritual is followed...
2007-05-07 10:56:31 · answer #2 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I wash the whole fork, and usually in the dishwasher. If I wash them in the sink I would have to go to a lot of extra effort to only wash the pointy parts. Plus, I know there's been sticky fingers on the handles.
2007-05-07 10:29:20 · answer #3 · answered by snapoutofit 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes wash the entire forks. I suggest soaking them in a sanitizer and then cleanse the fork. I recommend washing utensils presoaked to maintain healthy environments. Also some people lips can extend over the forks base so you want to stay healthy.
2007-05-07 11:45:56 · answer #4 · answered by Hello 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a dishwasher now, so yes--the handles are washed too. Back in the day when I was a slave to handwashing dishes, I always washed the handles. They get dirty too--especially if you don't wash your hands before dinner. Germs are invisible. I also washed outsides of drinking glasses/mugs--not just the rim and the inside.
2007-05-07 15:48:06 · answer #5 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay, I can't stop laughing... you must be joking right?
You know today I was sitting at the table in a public cafe and my co-workes started to wash her handbag with a napkin sticking it in her glass of water over and over than she drank from the glass.
You two should meet and start some crazy washing service.
Why in the world would you not wash the handle? The handle gets germy as well
2007-05-07 10:42:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to all of the answers here so far, you may find older texts indeed tell you to wash the business end only of your cutlery. This was at a time when cutlery had bone handles which would be damaged by water.
If you have antique bone-handled cutlery, you might settle for washing the pointy bits (assuming you'd want to use it at all!) but if you have modern stainless, silver or silver plated cutlery, please DO wash it all . . .
2007-05-10 06:49:18 · answer #7 · answered by Caroline L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wash the whole fork! I also wash the bottoms of plates, and the outsides of cups.
2007-05-07 11:01:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always wash the whole thing pointy bits and the handle.
You mean that there are some people that don't??
0_0
2007-05-07 10:32:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would you only wash the pointy bit you wash it all at once obviously
2007-05-07 10:29:26 · answer #10 · answered by Richard H 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I wash the entire fork.
2007-05-07 11:10:31 · answer #11 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋